The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Millard, Candice
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- ISBN
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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0767913736
ISBN-13
9780767913737
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52172194
Product Key Features
Book Title
River of Doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Natural History, South America / Brazil, Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers, Presidents & Heads of State, History, Expeditions & Discoveries, Latin America / South America
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature, Travel, Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
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"A rich, dramatic tale that ranges from the personal to the literally earth-shaking." -Janet Maslin,The New York Times"[A] fine account . . . There are far too many books in which a travel writer follows in the footsteps of his or her hero-and there are far too few books like this, in which an author who has spent time and energy ferreting out material from archival sources weaves it into a gripping tale." -The Washington Post"[N]o frills, high-adventure writing . . . Millard's sober account is as claustrophobic as a walk through the densest jungle, and as full of vigor as Roosevelt himself." -Entertainment Weekly, "A rich, dramatic tale that ranges from the personal to the literally earth-shaking." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times "[A] fine account . . . There are far too many books in which a travel writer follows in the footsteps of his or her hero--and there are far too few books like this, in which an author who has spent time and energy ferreting out material from archival sources weaves it into a gripping tale." -- The Washington Post "No frills, high-adventure writing . . . Millard's sober account is as claustrophobic as a walk through the densest jungle, and as full of vigor as Roosevelt himself." -- Entertainment Weekly, "A rich, dramatic tale that ranges from the personal to the literally earth-shaking." -Janet Maslin, The New York Times "[A] fine account . . . There are far too many books in which a travel writer follows in the footsteps of his or her hero-and there are far too few books like this, in which an author who has spent time and energy ferreting out material from archival sources weaves it into a gripping tale." - The Washington Post "[N]o frills, high-adventure writing . . . Millard's sober account is as claustrophobic as a walk through the densest jungle, and as full of vigor as Roosevelt himself." - Entertainment Weekly From the Trade Paperback edition., "A rich, dramatic tale that ranges from the personal to the literally earth-shaking." --Janet Maslin, The New York Times "[A] fine account . . . There are far too many books in which a travel writer follows in the footsteps of his or her hero--and there are far too few books like this, in which an author who has spent time and energy ferreting out material from archival sources weaves it into a gripping tale." -- The Washington Post "[N]o frills, high-adventure writing . . . Millard's sober account is as claustrophobic as a walk through the densest jungle, and as full of vigor as Roosevelt himself." -- Entertainment Weekly, "A rich, dramatic tale that ranges from the personal to the literally earth-shaking." -Janet Maslin, The New York Times "[A] fine account . . . There are far too many books in which a travel writer follows in the footsteps of his or her hero-and there are far too few books like this, in which an author who has spent time and energy ferreting out material from archival sources weaves it into a gripping tale." -The Washington Post "[N]o frills, high-adventure writing . . . Millard's sober account is as claustrophobic as a walk through the densest jungle, and as full of vigor as Roosevelt himself." -Entertainment Weekly, "A rich, dramatic tale that ranges from the personal to the literally earth-shaking." -Janet Maslin, The New York Times "[A] fine account . . . There are far too many books in which a travel writer follows in the footsteps of his or her hero-and there are far too few books like this, in which an author who has spent time and energy ferreting out material from archival sources weaves it into a gripping tale." - The Washington Post "[N]o frills, high-adventure writing . . . Millard's sober account is as claustrophobic as a walk through the densest jungle, and as full of vigor as Roosevelt himself." - Entertainment Weekly
Dewey Decimal
918.1/13045
Synopsis
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait--the bestselling author of River of the Gods brings us the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth. The River of Doubt--it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an unmapped, rapids-choked tributary of the Amazon. Together with his son Kermit and Brazil's most famous explorer, C'ndido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Roosevelt accomplished a feat so great that many at the time refused to believe it. In the process, he changed the map of the western hemisphere forever. Along the way, Roosevelt and his men faced an unbelievable series of hardships, losing their canoes and supplies to punishing whitewater rapids, and enduring starvation, Indian attack, disease, drowning, and a murder within their own ranks. Three men died, and Roosevelt was brought to the brink of suicide. The River of Doubt brings alive these extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived. From the soaring beauty of the Amazon rain forest to the darkest night of Theodore Roosevelt's life, here is Candice Millard's dazzling debut. Look for Candice Millard's latest book, River of the Gods., NATIONAL BESTSELLER * At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait--the bestselling author of River of the Gods brings us the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth. "A rich, dramatic tale that ranges from the personal to the literally earth-shaking." -- The New York Times The River of Doubt--it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an unmapped, rapids-choked tributary of the Amazon. Together with his son Kermit and Brazil's most famous explorer, C'ndido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Roosevelt accomplished a feat so great that many at the time refused to believe it. In the process, he changed the map of the western hemisphere forever. Along the way, Roosevelt and his men faced an unbelievable series of hardships, losing their canoes and supplies to punishing whitewater rapids, and enduring starvation, Indian attack, disease, drowning, and a murder within their own ranks. Three men died, and Roosevelt was brought to the brink of suicide. The River of Doubt brings alive these extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived. From the soaring beauty of the Amazon rain forest to the darkest night of Theodore Roosevelt's life, here is Candice Millard's dazzling debut. Look for Candice Millard's latest book, River of the Gods., English summary: The motif of an intra-social as well as of a worldwide search for common ground united the Osnabruck peace talks in 2009, which are documented in this volume. Success in this search is a prerequisite for peaceful conflict resolution and marks its beginning. The focus lies on social problems like child poverty in a rich country like Germany, different methods of integration policies in Western Europe, as well as the development of the coexistence of Christianity and Islam in their legal position and their political relationship to the existing law in Europe. In global terms, the setting focuses on the time since the end of U.S. President Bush's presidency, when new hope brought about a reorientation of U.S. foreign policy under the banner of multilateralism. An important joint task will be the discussion on how the failing of states is being countered in many regions of the earth. Further contributions focus on the situation in Europe after the end of the East-West conflict, the idea of political power sharing, the historical relationship of three world religions in Europe since the Middle Ages, including the aspects of peace found therein, and the peace process in the Philippines. A review of Mauricio Kagel's work The Tribune: For a Political Orator, Marching Sounds and Loudspeakers (1979) deepens the theme of the concert musica pro pace 2009. German text. German description: Das Motiv einer innergesellschaftlichen wie auch weltweiten Suche nach Gemeinsamkeiten vereint die Osnabrucker Friedensgesprache 2009, die in diesem Band dokumentiert sind. Erfolg bei dieser Suche ist Voraussetzung fur friedliche Konfliktlosungen und markiert deren Beginn. Im Fokus stehen soziale Probleme wie die Kinderarmut - in einem reichen Land wie Deutschland -, unterschiedliche Wege der Integrationspolitik in Westeuropa sowie die Fortentwicklung der Koexistenz von Christentum und Islam in ihrer Rechts-stellung und ihrem politischen Verhaltnis zur bestehenden Staatlichkeit in Europa. In globaler Hinsicht wird die Szenerie nach Ende der Amtszeit von US-Prasident Bush in den Blick genommen: Viele Hoffnungen galten einer Neuorientierung der US-Aussenpolitik im Zeichen der Multilateralitat. Als wichtige Gemeinschaftsaufgabe wird zudem diskutiert, wie dem Staats-zerfall in vielen Regionen der Erde entgegenzuwirken ist. Weitere Beitrage gelten der Lage in Europa nach dem Ende des Ost-West-Gegensatzes, der Idee der politischen Machtteilung, dem historischen Verhaltnis dreier Weltreligionen in Europa seit dem Mittelalter und den in ihnen enthaltenen Friedens-aspekten sowie dem Friedensprozess auf den Philippinen. Ein Beitrag zu Mauricio Kagels Werk Der Tribun. Fur einen politischen Redner, Marschklange und Lautsprecher (1979) vertieft das Thema des Konzertes musica pro pace 2009., At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth. The River of Doubt--it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an unmapped, rapids-choked tributary of the Amazon. Together with his son Kermit and Brazil's most famous explorer, C ndido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Roosevelt accomplished a feat so great that many at the time refused to believe it. In the process, he changed the map of the western hemisphere forever. Along the way, Roosevelt and his men faced an unbelievable series of hardships, losing their canoes and supplies to punishing whitewater rapids, and enduring starvation, Indian attack, disease, drowning, and a murder within their own ranks. Three men died, and Roosevelt was brought to the brink of suicide. The River of Doubt brings alive these extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived. From the soaring beauty of the Amazon rain forest to the darkest night of Theodore Roosevelt's life, here is Candice Millard's dazzling debut.
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